Hochul Receives Presidential Congrats

He didn’t endorse her as he did the Democratic candidates in past NY specials, and that makes sense, considering his poll numbers these days and the fact that Sen. John McCain carried the district back in 2008 (this was one of just five NY districts he won).

There was, however, a big under-the-radar DNC presence here – including a late cash transfer to the NYS Democratic Party to help with field, I’m told, although I don’t have the exact figure on that yet.

“Kathy and I both believe that we need to create jobs, grow our economy, and reduce the deficit in order to outcompete other nations and win the future. Kathy has shown, through her victory and throughout her career, that she will fight for the families and businesses in western New York, and I look forward to working with her when she gets to Washington.”